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EOC Practice TEST (Potpourri Assessments 2011-2012). Version 1

Miami-Dade ase!ine Assessment Test-"a!! 1. Robert Hooke is credited with discovering cells while observing a piece of cork under a microscope. n his book !icrographia" which he published in 1##$" Hooke describes the small structures that he observed under the microscope. %hich part of the cell theor& is best supported b& this discover&' (. )ells perform speciali*ed functions. +. ,he cell is the basic unit of living things. ). (ll organisms are made of one or more cells. -. )ells reproduce and all cells come from e.isting cells. /. +acteria are prokar&otic cells. +& contrast" animal" plant" and fungal cells are eukar&otic. %hat is the main difference between prokar&otes and eukar&otes' (. 0ukar&otes have a cell wall. +. Prokar&otes cannot live without a host. ). 0ukar&otes cop& -N( and are able to reproduce. -. Prokar&otes do not have a membrane1bound nucleus. 2. %hich piece of scientific knowledge best supports the idea of the cell theor& that cells come from e.isting cells' (. )ells are the smallest structures that carr& out speciali*ed functions in a living organism. +. !ulticellular organisms have chromosomes located in membrane1bound nuclei. ). Some members of a species displa& a trait due to mutations in genetic coding. -. )hromosomes are copied during the replication process. 3. n the 1455s" scientists studied how fat1soluble substances and water1soluble substances interact with cell membranes. ,heir studies provided evidence that cell membranes are structured to perform certain functions. %hat function did these studies suggest that cell membranes perform' (. control the cell6s activities +. control which substances enter the cell ). form proteins from fat1soluble substances -. carr& materials throughout the interior of the cell #. %hich of these statements best describes how a vaccine can protect a person from an infectious virus' (. ,he vaccine stimulates platelet production" which kills the virus. +. ( small dose of the weakened virus is given to the patient so that antibodies can fonn. ). ,he vaccine stimulates chemical blockers that do not allow the virus to enter the bloodstream. -. ( small dose of the weakened virus is given to the patient in order to prevent cell wall s&nthesis and repair. #. Scientists have discovered a deadl& fish disease spreading 7uickl& through an area. ,he& are tr&ing to predict how four fish species in the area will be affected. ,he table below gives information about these four species.

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+ased on the information in the table" for which species is it most likel& that at least some individuals will survive in the presence of the disease' (. Species 1 +. Species / ). Species 2 -. Species 3

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8. ( large area of farmland has man& different species of insects living on it. !ost of these insects are pollinators of the crops that grow on the farm. f the farmer decides to plant one crop on all his plots" what will be the result' (. ,here will be less insect diversit&. +. ,he crops will be more likel& to survive. ). ,he crops will undergo genetic mutations. -. ,he different insect species will interbreed. 4. Plants and fungi were once classified in a single kingdom. %hich similarit& between plants and fungi led to this classification' (. their predation on bacteria +. their decomposer role in ecos&stems ). their nonmotile" fi.ed bod& structures -. their photos&nthetic energ& ac7uisition 9. :ebras6 stripes are thought to be an adaptation that has been passed down to prevent *ebras from being seen b& the tsetse fl&. ,he tsetse fl& is part of the *ebra6s natural habitat and transmits deadl& diseases to *ebras. %hat would most likel& happen to a *ebra born in the wild without stripes' (. ,he *ebra would adapt to a different habitat. +. ,he *ebra would become part of a new species of *ebra. ). ,he *ebra would not live long enough to pass the trait on. -. ,he *ebra would pass the color trait on to the ne.t generation. 15. +iologicall& produced proteins called antibodies help the bod& fight infections in which of these wa&s' (. (ntibodies destro& pathogens b& engulfing and digesting them. +. (ntibodies are found in the antibiotic medicines that can be taken to help the bod& fight off infections that have occurred. ). (ntibodies identif& and destro& foreign materials and pathogens b& producing powerful chemicals that dissolve them" making them harmless. -. (ntibodies attach to the surface proteins of antigens" inactivating the pathogen or signaling other immune cells to destro& the foreign protein material. 11. %hich is N;, considered a possible location on primitive 0arth where conditions would have allowed the s&nthesis of comple. organic compounds' (. near volcanoes +. dr&" hot deserts ). deep ocean vents -. shallow seashores 1/. ( compan& claims that its fish are grown in large tanks" <each one a complete ecos&stem that produces no biological waste.< ,his claim implies that the tanks contain which of the following' (. decomposers +. fish predators ). at least four trophic levels -. a diverse variet& of species 12. (s the best1adapted members of a species produce offspring and pass on their favorable characteristics to succeeding generations" what happens to the population of the species as a whole' (. ,he best1adapted members will soon become another species. +. ,he best1adapted members will overpopulate the environment" leading to e.tinctions. ). ,he entire population will graduall& become more similar to the best1adapted members. -. ,he entire population will stop evolving once the favorable characteristic is present in all members.

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13. (n earth7uake that occurs near a river s&stem weakens the walls of dams that beavers have built and the dams collapse. f another earth7uake does not occur" what will most likel& happen' (. ,he beavers will not have a suitable habitat available and will graduall& decline in number. +. ,he beavers will adapt to the change and live in the river s&stem without an& dams present. ). ,he beavers will rebuild the dams and the area will return to how it was before the earth7uake. -. ,he flow of the river will change and the area will be taken over b& other animals such as fish and reptiles. 1$. Scientists can use evidence to estimate how often a particular segment of -N( in a particular organism will undergo mutation. ,he& can then locate the analogous segment in a related organism" tabulate the differences between the segments" and use this <molecular clock< to do which of the following' (. compare the adaptive fitness of each species in different habitats +. predict the possible future forms that the organisms might take as the& undergo mutations ). make an educated guess as to how long ago two species diverged from a common ancestor -. evaluate whether the mutations seen in the organisms6 -N( will be maintained in the population 1#. %hat is one of the main advantages of ase.ual reproduction' (. t occurs more slowl& than se.ual reproduction. +. ,here is a smaller chance of mutation. ). ,he offspring varies from the parent. -. t creates more genetic variet&. 18. !eiosis is a step in the reproductive process of organism l" while organism / carries out mitosis to reproduce. How are the organisms6 offspring different' (. ;nl& organism l6s offspring are unicellular. +. ;nl& organism /6s offspring are multicellular. ). ;nl& organism l6s offspring have an ideal combination of genetic material. -. ;nl& organism /6s offspring are geneticall& identical to the parent organism. 14. %hich t&pe of biological macromolecule determines what traits a plant will inherit from its parent plants' =. lipids >. proteins H. nucleic acids . carboh&drates 19. %hich t&pe of biological macromolecule depends most upon its three1dimensional shape to function properl&' (. lipids +. proteins ). nucleic acids -. carboh&drates /5. ,he >ulf Stream is an ocean current that flows along =lorida6s east coast. t has an important moderating effect on the climates of northern latitudes" particularl& in >reenland" )anada" and 0urope. %hat propert& of water makes the climate of these areas milder than the& would otherwise be' (. melting point +. high specific heat capacit& ). polarit& and electronegativit& -. e.pansion of cr&stal structure as water free*es /1. %hat propert& causes the cohesion ofwater molecules that moves water through a plant against the force of gravit&' (. densit& ). polarit& +. volume -. heat capacit&

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//. Rebecca sets up an e.periment to test a h&pothesis. She plants three seedlings ofthe same si*e and species in three identical pots and adds the same amount and t&pe of potting soil and water to each one. She positions one pot in a closet" one on a living room table" and one on a windowsill. She uses an e.traction method using ethanol to determine the amount of starch as a percentage of leaf tissue in each plant. %hat is the test variable ?dependent variable@ in Rebecca6s e.periment' (. amount of starch +. amount of water ). amount of ethanol -. amount of sunlight /2. %hich of these situations would lead to a decrease in the number of producers in an ecos&stem' (. an increase in the number of predators +. an increase in the number of herbivores ). an increase in the number of scavengers -. an increase in the number of decomposers /3. Aames is stud&ing a t&pe of bacteria found in the stomachs of cows. He h&pothesi*es that the bacteria can survive onl& in acidic conditions. How can Aames test this h&pothesis' (. Place the bacteria in acidic" neutral" and alkaline solutions and observe. +. Place several different t&pes of bacteria in acidic solutions and observe. ). Place several different t&pes of bacteria in a cow6s stomach and observe. -. Place the bacteria in a solution that has the same acidit& as a cow6s stomach and observe. Miami-Dade #nterim Assessment Test-"a!! /$. %hat method did ,heodor Schwann use to verif& his h&pothesis that all living things are composed of cells' (. He tried to grow an organism from a single cell. +. He studied literature on the development of cell theor&. ). He built a model of a cell he saw in one t&pe of organism. -. He used microscopes to e.amine the tissues ofman& different organisms. /#. f &ou e.amined a cell under a microscope and found it had a nucleus and other organelles" how would &ou classif& the cell' (. t is a plant cell. +. t is an animal cell. ). t is a eukar&otic cell. -. t is a prokar&otic cell. /8. n the past" some scientists accepted the theor& of spontaneous generation. ,his theor& states that organisms can arise from nonliving matter. Now scientists generall& accept cell theor& to e.plain the origin and growth of new organisms. %hich of these statements is a ke& idea of cell theor& that disproves the theor& of spontaneous generation' (. ,he cell is the basic unit of life. +. (ll living things are made of matter. ). (ll cells arise from pre1e.isting cells b& division. -. (ll cells are formed from the combination of two other cells. /4. +acteria are prokar&otic cells" while multicellular and more sophisticated single1celled organisms are eukar&otic. %hich of these describes a prokar&otic cell and N;, a eukar&otic cell' (. Sunlight is absorbed b& chloroplasts in the cell. +. !olecules Boin together to assemble a permeable cell membrane. ). ,he nuclear membrane disassembles and chromosomes align in a cell. -. -N( is distributed loosel& within the cell rather than in chromosomes.

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/9. (n antibiotic is advertised as being able to kill 9$C of all the bacteria it is meant to treat. %hat can happen with prolonged or repeated use of this antibiotic' (. ,hat t&pe of bacteria ma& become e.tinct. +. ,hat t&pe of bacteria ma& become resistant to the antibiotic. ). ,he bodies of the patients ma& become resistant to the antibiotic. -. ( lower dose of the antibiotic ma& be needed to treat the ne.t outbreak of the bacteria. 25. %h& does a nonspeciali*ed animal population have a much better chance of surviving a maBor disturbance in their habitat than a ver& speciali*ed population' (. t can reproduce at a faster rate. +. t can hibernate through a time of crisis. ). t can more easil& adapt to different conditions. -. t can mutate faster than a speciali*ed population. 21. ( small" isolated population ofparrots lives in a part of the Bungle that does not undergo an& changes for an e.tended period of time. >enetic drift is likel& to cause this population to change in what wa&' (. ,he population will stop evolving. +. New traits will appear more fre7uentl&. ). >enetic diversit& within the population will decrease. -. ,he population will begin to break up into separate species. 2/. ( group of single1celled organisms are discovered living in the plume of water escaping from a deep underwater vent. ,heir cells do not have nuclei or organelles. nto which group are the& most likel& to be classified' (. archaea +. bacteria ). fungi -. protista 22. ( female lobster carries hundreds of fertili*ed eggs attached to the underside of her abdomen. (fter the& hatch into larvae" almost all of them are eaten b& predators before the& are full1grown. %h& is the large number of offspring an evolutionar& advantage even though most get eaten' (. ,he hatched lobster larvae are an important part of the ocean food web. +. ,he large number of offspring provides the raw material for natural selection. ). ,he large number of offspring ensures that at least one will survive and reproduce. -. ,he more that are eaten b& predators" the more food there is for the surviving ones. 23. Some forms of vaccination consist of inBecting a person with inactive viruses. How do the proteins from the inactive viruses protect the person from later infections b& those viruses' (. ,he& cause a mild infection that prevents the person6s bod& from responding to later infections. +. ,he& bond with receptors on the cells of the person so that later active viruses cannot bind with them. ). ,he& stimulate an immune response that produces memor& cells. ,hese cells can generate antibodies when new active viruses tr& to infect cells. -. ,he& remain in the bod& and serve as a food source for later active viruses instead of feeding on the person6s tissues and causing the infection. 2$. (n energ& input is necessar& to build comple. organic molecules from simpler molecules. %hat energ& source possibl& created the building blocks of life during the earl& parts of the creation of life on 0arth' (. wind +. lighting ). tornadoes -. seismic waves

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2#. 0.amine the food web below.

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%hich of the following pairs of consumers in this food web has the greatest amount of energ& available for them to consume' (. hawk and mountain lion +. rabbit and grasshopper ). snake and songbird -. trees and grass 28. ;ne species of moth is normall& light1colored. ( mutation causes some moths to be darker" making them harder for predators to spot against the dark tree trunks on which the& rest.

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%hat is most likel& to occur after several generations due to natural selection' (. ,he dark moths will become a new species. +. ,here will be more dark1moths than light1colored ones. ). ,here will be fewer dark moths than light1colored ones. -. ,here will be an e7ual number of light1colored and dark1colored moths. 24. n 1$22" Portuguese sailors released goats to gra*e on the grasses on the island of St. Helena6s in the South (tlantic in order to serve as a food source for sailors on passing ships. ( few &ears later goats were plentiful" but man& of the native plants and animals no longer inhabited the island. %hich of the following is the most likel& cause for the disappearance of the plants and animals' (. ,he goats fed on the other plants and animals. +. Sailors more fre7uentl& visited the island for food and destro&ed the vegetation. ). ,he goats brought diseases to the island that killed the native plants and animals. -. ,he goats had no natural predators on the island" so the& reproduced rapidl& and overgra*ed.

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29. (n anatomist compared the forelimbs of four different species.

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%hich statement does the similarit& between the bones in these forelimbs support' (. ,hese species have nothing in common. +. ,hese species share a common ancestor. ). ,he forelimbs of each species contain vestigial structures. -. ,he structure of all the forelimbs evolved for the same purpose. 35. %hich statement is true about meiosis' (. !eiosis occurs onl& in reproductive cells. +. ,he original cell onl& divides one time during meiosis. ). ,he number of chromosomes in the cell remains the same throughout the process of meiosis. -. ,he number of chromosomes in the cell produced b& meiosis is identical to the number in the original cell. 31. %h& does the number of chromosomes in a cell double prior to the beginning of mitosis' (. so that more than one daughter cell can be formed +. so that a cop& is available in case the original is damaged during the process ). so that each daughter cell produced has the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell -. so that the daughter cells produced have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells 3/. ( biochemist e.tracts a molecule from a cell. ,his molecule catal&*es a chemical reaction. ,o what class of molecules does it belong' (. lipids +. proteins ). nucleic acids -. carboh&drates 32. +iological macromolecules have characteristics in common" &et perform highl& speciali*ed functions in organisms. %hat is a maBor difference between lipids and proteins' (. Dipids are pol&mers but proteins are not. +. Proteins contain carbon but lipids do not. ). Dipids contain nitrogen but proteins do not. -. Proteins ma& contain alpha a1heli. arrangements but lipids do not. 33. ,emperatures around large bodies of water tend to be more moderate than temperatures inland. %hat propert& of water accounts for this' (. %ater has low salinit&. +. %ater has a higher densit& than solvents. ). %ater has the abilit& to absorb" store" and release large amounts of thermal energ&. -. %ater has polar properties that cause cohesion among individual water molecules.

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3$. %hat accounts for man& of the uni7ue properties of water that make it essential for life' (. covalent bonds between h&drogen atoms in a water molecule +. ionic bonds between water ions and other elements ). covalent bonds between water molecules -. polarit& of water molecules 3#. %hat is the source of the carbon in glucose that is produced as a result of photos&nthesis' (. (-P ). fructose +. water -. carbon dio.ide 38. ( new island breaks through the surface of the sea near celand after a long series of volcanic eruptions. %hich of these organisms is most likel& to be the f rst one to coloni*e the island and start a succession' (. birds ). lichens +. insects -. flowering plants 34. ( scientist stud&ing the effects of low levels of dio.in on nerve growth reads a newl& published Bournal article b& another research group. ,heir results are different from his. %hich of the following methods should the scientist use as part ofthe scientific process to assess the reliabilit& ofthe other group6s research' (. Repeat his e.periment using his own procedure. +. Read what other Bournals publish about the research. ). Repeat the other group6s e.periment using their procedure. -. )heck the educational credentials of the scientists involved. EOC #O$O%& #'TE(#M ASSESSME'T )#'TE( 2011 39. Diving organisms include bacteria" fungi" plants" and animals. %hat is one thing that all living things have in common' (. ,he& are all made of multiple cells. +. ,he& all result from replication of pre1e.isting cells. ). ,he& all perform cell division to decrease the surface1area to volume ratio. -. ,he& all start as single1celled organisms and become multicellular through replication. $5. )ells are classified as either prokar&otic or eukar&otic according to differences in their structure. However" these cells also share several traits. %hich of the following ma& be found in all prokar&otic and eukar&otic cells' (. nucleus +. cell wall ). chloroplasts -. plasma membrane $1. Aamie is observing three different prepared slides under a light microscope. ,he pictures below show what she sees.

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%hich of the following can Aamie offer as evidence that supports the cell theor&" based on these slides' (. (ll cells come from parent cells that e.change -N(. +. (ll living things are composed of single cells or multiple cells. ). (ll cells grow and develop until the& reach a certain si*e" at which point the& die. -. (ll cells are e7uipped with structures that enable motion" such as pseudopods or flagella.

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$/. ,he diagram below shows two kinds of cells.

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( biologist wants to classif& protein secretions into groups based on the principal function of the protein. %hich cell would the biologist select to stud& and wh&' (. ,he cell on the left" because it has genetic information organi*ed into chromosomes. +. ,he cell on the left" because it has organelles that secrete proteins. ). ,he cell on the right" because it has free proteins throughout its c&toplasm. -. ,he cell on the right" because it has a flagellum that enables movement. $2. ,he human immune s&stem is made up of special cells" proteins" tissues" and organs that defend against viruses and microorganisms ever& da&. n the human bod&" there are two different response s&stems ?as described in the table below@.

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%hich choice correctl& identifies E and F' (. EG (ctive" FG Passive +. EG (c7uired" FG nborn ). EG nborn" FG (c7uired -. EG (ntibodies" FG %hite +lood )ells $3. %hich of the following describes the function of natural selection' (. the reduction of reproductive capabilities +. the removal of older genes from the gene pool ). the removal of unfit variants as the& arise via mutation -. the prevention of a population reaching the carr&ing capacit& of the environment $$. )ertain traits become more or less common in a population as a result of differential reproductive success. %hich of the following e.amples describes the condition most likel& to change the fre7uenc& of a trait within a population' (. ( large coal mine has been closed and abandoned" thus providing a brown bat population with a new hibernation site. +. ,he food availabilit& for a population of brown bats is severel& diminished when a drought reduces the number of mos7uitoes. ). nBured brown bats are taken to a rehabilitation center where the animals can recover before the& are released into the wild. -. (fter a gestation period of $5 da&s" female brown bats give birth to health& pups that remain with their mothers for three weeks.

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$#. ,he diagrams below show an e.ample of a prokar&ote and a eukar&ote.

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,he eukar&ote shown above is a one1celled organism. nto which group should it be classified' (. domain (rchaea +. domain +acteria ). kingdom Protista -. kingdom (nimalia $8. Scientists have discovered bacteria that can survive in the hot temperatures found in the lava of volcanoes. %hich statement best e.plains how bacteria could survive in this environment' (. +acteria are small enough not to be killed b& heat. +. +acteria are simple organisms and can live in an& conditions. ). +acteria have mutated and those suited to the environment survive there. -. +acteria grow faster in hot conditions and so are suited to the environment. $4. )ertain cells are activated b& the immune s&stem to f nd and destro& pathogenic cells that make their wa& into the bod&. , cells are affected b& macrophages as a step in what t&pe of immune s&stem response' (. a specif c" general response +. a specif c" targeted response ). a nonspecif c" general response -. a nonspecific" targeted response $9. %hen life first appeared" 0arth6s atmosphere did not contain significant amounts of o.&gen as it does toda&. %hich of the following processes was responsible for the o.&genation of the atmosphere' (. cellular respiration in plants +. photos&nthesis in blue1green bacteria ). eruption of man& volcanoes in a short period -. decomposition of large amounts of organic matter #5. Himberl& draws the food web shown below.

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( reduction in the population of which organism would reduce the food sources available to all of the other organisms' (. krill +. s7uid

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). leopard seal -. humpback whale

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#1. Stabili*ing selection is a form of natural selection in which intermediate phenot&pes are favored ?as shown b& the graph of human birth weight and infant mortalit& below@.

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%hich choice best e.plains the result of stabili*ing selection' (. >reater variation is produced in the population. +. (llele fre7uencies that give rise to e.treme forms of the trait are increased. ). ndividuals in the midrange are shown to be the most unfit in the population. -. 0.tremes at both ends of the variation range are eliminated from the population. #/. Songbird populations are decreasing all across the Inited States. ( public awareness campaign is tr&ing to educate pet owners about the need to keep domesticated cats indoors. %hat limiting factor do such efforts seek to counteract' (. disease ). habitat loss +. predation -. global warming #2. ,he wing of a bat" the hand of a human" and the flipper of a dolphin show similar bone structures" but these structures are used 7uite differentl&. !ost scientists believe that these structures started out the same" but changed over time. %hat is most likel& to have driven these changes' (. the environment +. the weather ). predators -. diet #3. ,he process b& which cells replicate is ver& different than the process b& which gametes are produced. %hich of the following do both processes have in common' (. c&tokinesis +. haploid cells form ). crossing1over occurs -. homologous chromosomes pair up #$. !eiosis is a life process associated with se.ual reproduction. %hich choice correctl& summari*es meiosis into one statement' (. Haploid cells Boin and produce diploid daughter cells. +. )hromosomes in a haploid cell are pulled apart" creating two haploid daughter cells. ). )hromosomes in a diploid cell uncoil and line up" creating two diploid daughter cells.

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-. Homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell separate and produce four haploid daughter cells. ##. (mino acids have similar structures. %hat part of an amino acid6s molecular formula distinguishes the macromolecule from other amino acids' (. the R1group +. the amino group ). the carbo.&l group -. the nitrogenous base #8. ,he graph below shows the energ& associated with a chemical reaction. ,he activation energ& decreases once a certain t&pe of molecule is added.

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%hat t&pe of molecule causes the activation energ& to decrease as shown in the graph' (. lipid +. protein ). nucleic acid -. carboh&drate #4. (s the atmosphere and 0arth6s surface materials absorb ultraviolet light" visible light" and infrared energ&" the& gain thermal energ& and their temperatures rise. %hich of the following best e.plains wh& the dr& and sand& areas of deserts are hotter than the water in oases" even when the areas are both at the same latitude and altitude' (. %ater6s abilit& to moderate temperature is less than that of sand. +. %ater6s abilit& to moderate temperature is greater than that of sand. ). %ater is a polar molecule that reflects heat energ& with like electrical charges. -. %ater is a polar molecule that attracts heat energ& with opposite electrical charges. #9. Aennie is conducting an investigation in which she observes how water moves through a celer& stalk. She adds red food coloring to a beaker of water and observes the celer& after twent& minutes. ,he part of the stalk above the waterline is noticeabl& redder than it was before Aennie added the food coloring.

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%hat propert& of water is most directl& responsible for Aennie6s observations' (. cohesive behavior +. versatilit& as a solvent c. e.pansion upon free*ing -. abilit& to moderate temperature

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85. ,he figure below shows an e.periment on photos&nthesis. Rebecca observed that the part of the leaf outside the bottle showed the presence of starch in it. ,he part of the leaf inside the bottle did not show the presence of starch. %hen the same e.periment was repeated without potassium h&dro.ide ?H;H@ in the bottle" the whole leaf showed the presence of starch.
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%hat can Rebecca correctl& infer about potassium h&dro.ide' (. t absorbs carbon dio.ide. +. t releases o.&gen. ). t produces water. -. t dissolves cells. 81. Northern Harrier Hawks" also known as !arsh Hawks" get their name from their hunting method of fl&ing low over the surface of fields in measured patterns" then pouncing upon rodents" frogs" li*ards" and snakes. ,he graph shows a general relationship between these t&pes of predators and their pre& in an ecos&stem.

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%hich choice is true when anal&*ing predator and pre& population si*es' (. Predator populations increase shortl& after pre& populations increase. +. ( decrease in pre& populations causes predator populations to increase. ). (n increase in pre& populations causes a drastic decrease in predator populations. -. Pre& populations increase at e.actl& the same time that predator populations increase. 8/. +rad built three garden plots of e7ual si*e in his back&ard. He put the same t&pe of soil in each plot and made sure each had the same amount of light and water available. %hen the plots were read&" +rad planted cabbage plants into each plot. Halfwa& through the summer" +rad noticed that the plants were not all growing the same.

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%h& were the plants in Plot ( not growing as large as the plants in the other plots' (. ,he plants in Plot ( did not have enough soil. +. ,he plants in Plot ( did not have enough space. ). ,he plants in Plot ( did not have enough water. -. ,he plants in Plot ( did not have enough sunlight.

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